Cigar-cutter and match-igniter.



No. 710,792. Patented Oct. 7, I902.

A R T MILLER.

CIGAR CUTTER AND MATCH IGNITEB.

(Application filed Nov. 4, 1901.)

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(No Model.)

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Patented Oct. 7, I902.

A n T MILLER.

CIGAR CUTTER AND MATCH IGNITER.

(Application filed Novv 4, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT Grnrcn.

A. R. T. MILLER, OF ST. CLAIR HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN.

ClGAR-C UTTER AND MATCH -IGNITER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,792, dated October '7', 1902.

' Application filed November 4,1901. Serial No. 80,993. (No model.)

To (all whom, it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, A. R. T. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Clair Heights, county of iVayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Cigar-Cutters and lilatch-Igniters; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification. I

My invention relates to a cigar-cutter and mateh-igniter; and the object of my improvement is to provide an improved apparatus by which a cigar maybe cut and in the same operation a match withdrawn from a magazine and ignited.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of an apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a part of the match-delivering apparatus. Fig. 5 is aperspective similar to Fig. 1, a part being broken away to show the interior construction. Fig. (3 is a plan view of the lower portion of the base and the apparatus attached to said base.

A is the base of the machine.

13 is the casing.

C is the magazine in which the matches are put to be delivered one by one through the machine.

0 is a movable plate forming the back plate of the magazine 0. The plate 0 is pivoted to the side plates of the casing at its upper edges at c c, as shown most distinctlyin Fig. 5.

C is a hanger extending downward from the movable plate C to a point just above the base A.

o is a spring acting to press the standard 0 forward, and therefore also the plate 0.

D is the delivery-passage for the matches. This passage is between the front plate of the casing and the lower end of the movable back plate 0. When the plate C is in its forward position, the lower end of the passage D is closed, as shown in Fig. 4, and the upper end of said passage is opened just enough to permit the presence of a match therein. The

end up to a point a short distance above its lower end. It is then contracted toits lower end, so that it will be completely closed when the plate 3 is moved forward.

E is a rod passing through an aperture in the rear of the base A and then branching, forming two parallel forks e 6, (see Fig. 6,) which forks pass through guiding-apertures in the front of the base.

E is a lug rising upward from the rod E through an elongated slot in the top of the base A. a

E" E are springs acting to force the rod E to its rearmost position.

E is a knife extending between the forks c e and secured thereto.

(t represents holes in the top of the base A. through which the end of the cigar is inserted to be cut.

The knife E passes along the bottom of the top of the base A beneath the holes E, acting to cut off the end of a cigar in one of the said holes.

F is a shaft resting in bearings of the easing B, toward the lower part of said casing. The shaft F is movable longitudinally in its bearings, and a coil-spring f is provided, which acts to force the shaft F yieldingly toward one side of said casing.

fis a handle upon the end of the shaft F, outside the casing B, by which the shaft F may be rotated.

F is a cam on the shaft F, near the center thereof.

F F are arms upon the shaft F.

F is a horizontal plate extending between the outer ends of the arms F F f is a groove in the upper surface of the plate F adapted to receive a single match. The groove F is closed upon the end adjacent to the spring f and is open at the other end F is a sector having a roughened or corrugated surface. The sector F is opposite the open end of the groove F.

I is a cam in the shape of a sector, having the same center as the sector F and adapted to act against one of the arms F to force the shaft F and apparatus thereon against the action of the spring f.

G G are vertically-extending plates located between the side plates of the casing B at the passageDis slightlyenlarged toward its lower 1 front of the apparatus and having their upper edges curved, so as to receive and retain a match. The side of the casing Bis bent outward, as indicated at H, directly opposite the lower portionof one of the upper edges of the plates G.

h is an aperture formed through the side of the casing at the lower edge of one of the side plates thereto at the lower end of the bent-out portion H.

The operation of the above-described device is as follows: The magazine 0 is filled with matches, all having their igniting ends toward the side which is away from the observer in Figs. 1, 2, and 5. The rod E being forced to its rearmost position by the springs E E turns the shaft F until the arms F and the cam F are in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2, at which position the,

groove f is directly below the lower end of the delivery-passage D. At this position of the rod E the lug E contacts the hanger C forcing it backward against the action of the spring 0 and opening the passage D, allowing the match to drop therefrom into the groove f When the arms F F are in their vertical position, holding the grooves F beneath the'lower end of the delivery-passage D, the cam I has forced the shaft F to its farthest limit toward the observer in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 5. v

M is a swinging plate L-shaped in crosssection and extending from one side plate to the outer, pivoted to said plate so that it shall normally ext-end under the lower end of the passage D, so that in case said passage should not be otherwise closed it will in any case be closed by the plate M. Said plate M is contacted by the carrierplate F and swung backward thereby when the carrier-plate is in position to receive a match.

The end of a cigar is pressed in one of the openings a, and the handle f is drawn forward, turning the shaft F, the cam F actingagainst the lug E to press the rod E'forward, carrying the knife across the lower ends of the holes CL and cutting the cigar. When the rod E commences its forward movement, it is drawn away from the hanger 0 allowing the spring c.to press said hanger and the plate C forward, closing the lower end of the delivery-passage D. The match in the groove f is carried forward, the spring f forcing the shaft F in the direction of its length toward the sector F as the cam I narrows, and thereby forcing the igniting end of the match against the rough surface of the sector F causing the match to ignite. The lower end of the cam I isagain carried outward, carrying the match away from said sector when the groove f comes below the lower end of the'front plate of the casing B, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The ignited match drops out of said groove upon the upper edges of the holding-plates G, the burning end of the match-comes opposite the bent-out portion H of the side plate and just above the The match-stick restingthe magazine 0 before it is ignited, but the magazine is completely closed at this time,

so that there is no danger of the matches still remaining" in the magazine becoming ignited. The movement of the back plate 0 agitates the matches in the magazine 0 and causes them to all lie accurately in line.

What I claim is 1. The combination of a magazine for containing matches, a shaft mounted in bearings and adapted to slide longitudinally therein, a carrier plate mounted upon said shaft adapted to receive a match from said magazine, a sector having an igniting-surface located opposite one end of said carrier-plate, means for turning said shaft, means for pressing said shaft toward said sector during its rotation and a cam arranged to actuate said shaft to move said plate away from said sector.

2. In a match-delivering apparatus, the combination of a magazine for containing matches provided with a movable side held in its position adjacent to the other sides by a yielding pressure, an oscillating shaft parallel to said movable plate, a carrier-plate mounted on said shaft and a spring-actuated means for retracting said carrier-plate adapted to actuate the movable side of the magazine.

3/ The combination of a magazine for containing matches, a delivery-passage from said magazine, a movable side to said magazine held yieldingly in position to close said passage, a reciprocating carrier adapted to re ceive a match through said passage when in its retracted position, a spring actuated means for retracting said carrier adapted to move said movable side to open said passage.

4. The combination of an oscillating shaft, a plate for receiving and delivering a match mounted on said shaft, a cigar-cutting mechanism, a cam upon said shaft engaging the cigar-cutter to actuate the same when said shaft is oscillated, a spring acting to press the reciprocating cigar-cutter backward and thereby to retract said plate and means for oscillating said shaft against the action of said spring.

5. The combination of a casing having extensions of the side plates that constitute the casing, match-holding plateslocated between said extensions, means for withdrawing a match from said casing, igniting it and de positing it upon said holding-plates between said side extensions, one of said plates being position of the ignited end of the match when on said holding plates, and a notch cut through said side plate at its lower edge and at its bent-out portion.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

A. R. T. MILLER.

XVitnesses:

LoTTA L. HAYTON, ELLIOTT J. STODDARD. 

